ollyeden
2011-08-09 13:58:28
- #1
... 50% is too little, since the closed shell is the most cost-intensive trade by itself; the interior finishing requires the least money. I also don't believe that you will find a general contractor or main contractor who would agree with that; even if you handle everything yourself, by then you will have spent a good 55 - 60% of your house budget
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We have paid 40% up to and including the topping-out ceremony.
Windows, doors, roof covering, and clinker bricks came later.